Housing
Number of cars per household
About this topic
Number of cars per household shows how many registered motor vehicles are available to people living in a household. It is a measure of access to private transport rather than total travel activity.
This topic is useful for understanding mobility, transport choice, and access to jobs and services. It should be read with public transport availability, household type, income, and travel to work, because high or low car ownership can reflect very different local conditions.
Interpretation notes
- This measures registered motor vehicles owned or used by residents that were garaged or parked at or near the dwelling on Census night.
- Vehicle counts are a household access measure, not a direct measure of how often people drive or commute.
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Key insight
In 2021, 2 motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Boyup Brook, accounting for 30.9% (127 households). This share was lower than Boyup Brook (S) (31.8%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 1 motor vehicle, which increased by 14 households and 1.8 percentage points.
Section overview
Car ownership
Boyup Brook - Households (Enumerated)
This table summarises number of cars per household for Boyup Brook in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Boyup Brook (S) and change since 2016.
Car ownership snapshot
2021 distribution by category for Boyup Brook, with comparison markers for Boyup Brook (S).
No motor vehicles
2021 count
18
% of total
4.4%
Change from 2016
+0.3pp
18
4.4%
+0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
2021 count
121
% of total
29.4%
Change from 2016
+1.8pp
121
29.4%
+1.8pp
2 motor vehicles
2021 count
127
% of total
30.9%
Change from 2016
-0.5pp
127
30.9%
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
2021 count
99
% of total
24.1%
Change from 2016
-1.2pp
99
24.1%
-1.2pp
Not stated
2021 count
45
% of total
10.9%
Change from 2016
-0.7pp
45
10.9%
-0.7pp
Chart view
Car ownership change
Absolute change in category counts between 2016 and 2021.
No motor vehicles
+2
+0.3pp
1 motor vehicle
+14
+1.8pp
2 motor vehicles
+5
-0.5pp
3 or more motor vehicles
+1
-1.2pp
Not stated
0
-0.7pp
Data table
Number of cars per household for Boyup Brook. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Boyup Brook (S).
| Category | 2021 | 2016 | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | % | Boyup Brook (S)% | Count | % | Boyup Brook (S)% | Count | pp | |
| No motor vehicles | 18 | 4.4% | 2.6% | 16 | 4.1% | 2.2% | +2 | +0.3pp |
| 1 motor vehicle | 121 | 29.4% | 24.1% | 107 | 27.6% | 22.5% | +14 | +1.8pp |
| 2 motor vehicles | 127 | 30.9% | 31.8% | 122 | 31.4% | 31.5% | +5 | -0.5pp |
| 3 or more motor vehicles | 99 | 24.1% | 30.5% | 98 | 25.3% | 33.2% | +1 | -1.2pp |
| Not stated | 45 | 10.9% | 10.4% | 45 | 11.6% | 10.5% | 0 | -0.7pp |
| Total households | 411 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 388 | 100.0% | 100.0% | +23 | 0.0pp |